Building Teams with TEAMES & CO27 Jan 2022

An Interview with John Samuel, Co-Founder and CEO of Ablr

In this week’s episode, Tracy and Mike interview John Samuel the Cofounder and CEO of ABLR360.

Show Highlights:

John introduces ABLR360, their mission to remove the barriers that have hindered people with disabilities. They do this by eliminating the digital divide, by changing mindsets about people with disabilities, and creating pathways for employment. John also shares more about his own story. (2:15)
Tracy and John dig deeper into what’s meant by “the digital divide”, including a case study from his own experience in accessing the incredible talent that exists within the blind community (4:30)
Tracy and John discuss the planning and goals process for the new year, and the use of “Mullet” meetings (10:45)
Mike asks the listeners to “Like”, “Subscribe”, and give a 5 star review for the podcast (15:00)
John shares some of the stories from his background and his incredible story from going blind in college, and ultimately to a position of leadership at ABLR360 (17:30)
Mike highlights personality traits exemplified by John that can be emulated by all other leaders (24:20)
John shares about a huge organizational challenge that ABLR360 faced in 2021, and how the team responded by the development of core values, and the integration of those values into the organization (27:00)
John discusses how ABLR360 is addressing D&I within their company, and help other organizations think about D&I in a new way (38:30)
John shares how our listeners can engage with ABLR360 to learn more about how leaders can make their websites more accessible (41:00)

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